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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Sivaranjani<br />
| image = Sivaranjani.jpg<br />
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| caption =<br />
| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
| producer = [[Dasari Padma]]<br />
| writer = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]] (story, dialogues, screenplay)<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Jayasudha]]<br />Hari Prasad<br />[[Mohan Babu]]<br />[[Allu Ramalingaiah]]<br />[[Nirmalamma]]<br />[[Subhashini]]<br />[[Murali Mohan]]<br />
| music = [[Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu]]<br />
| cinematography = [[K. S. Mani]]<br />
| editing = [[K. Balu]]<br />
| studio =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1978}}<br />
| runtime =<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Telugu<br />
| budget =<br />
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'''''Sivaranjani''''' is 1978 Indian Telugu-language [[musical film|musical]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Dasari Narayana Rao]]. The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani who goes on to become a famous film actress, played by [[Jayasudha]]. It was remade in Tamil as ''[[Natchathiram]]'' in 1980.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=104 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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The film is about a village girl Sivaranjani (Jayasudha), who goes on to become a famous film actress. A small town man, Hari Prasad forms her fan club and starts admiring her. Sivaranjani starts finding her true love in this man. She gives up her career as a film actress, escapes the trauma of limelight and wants to settle down with Hari Prasad. However, Nirmallamma and Subhashini approach Jayasudha to convince her not to marry the boy. Sivaranjani sacrifices her life so that the boy and Subhashini can marry.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Jayasudha]]... Sivaranjani<br />
* Hari Prasad... Sivaranjani's Fan<br />
* [[Mohan Babu]]<br />
* [[Allu Ramalingaiah]]<br />
* [[Nirmalamma]]<br />
* [[Subhashini]]<br />
* Gokina Rama Rao... Sivaranjani's Brother<br />
* K. V. Chalam <br />
* [[Murali Mohan]]<br />
*[[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]]... Guest appearance as herself<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Music by Pasupuleti Ramesh Naidu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sivaranjani (1978) Telugu Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Ramesh Naidu |url=https://dmcvinyl.com/collection/sivaranjani-by-ramesh-naidu/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Disco Music Center |language=en-US}}</ref> The lead [[violin]] tune of "Joru Meedunnave Tummeda Nee Joru Evari Kosame Tummeda?" was played by Y. N. Sharma, father of music director [[Mani Sharma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinevennela.blogspot.com/2008/08/remembering-hariprasad.html|title = Remembering Hariprasad|date = 18 August 2008}}</ref> [[Shankar–Ganesh]] reused the song "Abhinava Thaaravo Naa Abhimana Thaaravo" as "Aval Oru Menagai" which was sung by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam|Balu himself]] for [[Natchathiram]].<br />
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* "Abhinava Thaaravo Naa Abhimana Thaaravo" (Lyrics: [[C. Narayana Reddy]]; Singer: [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]])<br />
* "Chandamama Vacchaadamma Tongi Tongi Ninu Choochaa – P. Susheela"<br />
* "Joru Meedunnave Thummeda, Nee Joru Evari Kosame Thummeda – P. Susheela"<br />
* "Maapalle Vadalaku Krishnamurthi Nuvvu Konte Panulakochava" (Lyrics : Dasam Gopala Krishna); singers:[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S.P. Sailaja]]<br />
* "Mee Ammavaadu Naa Kosam Eeniuntadu"<br />
* "Navami Naati Vennela Nenu Dasami Naati Jaabili Neevu" (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and [[P. Susheela]])<br />
* "Paalakollu Santalona Paapayammo Paapayamma" (Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and P. Susheela)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251999/ Sivaranjani film at IMDb.]<br />
{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}<br />
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[[Category:1978 films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 Telugu-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1978 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ramesh Naidu]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Films about filmmaking]]<br />
[[Category:1970s musical drama films]]</div>AidanHeim7993963